Greg Nickels is feeling pretty good this morning. He probably served himself an extra couple of pancakes, and probably broke open that bottle of boysenberry syrup he’s been saving for a special occasion, to reward himself for getting the tunnel he has always wanted. more ›

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Seattlest should have mentioned by now the weeks-old news (months-old in blog years) that the cartooning chores for the Batboy comic strip appearing every week in America's Leading Newspaper have been outsourced from the quaint suburbs of Ballard to wherever the new cartoonist lives. more ›

After months of only two mayoral candidates this fall’s election has broken into a three way race, with a fourth possibly joining the fray any day now. more ›

Today Seattlest welcomes our new political correspondant to the fold. David Swidler is a longtime Seattle resident who recently returned to the Emerald City after some time in LA. He's worked for political consultants in Seattle previously so we're pretty sure he knows a few things. more ›